Obesity - evil of millenium

If you look closely the statistics of any country, we realize that obesity is one of the health problems that affect most of the population. The percentages are staggering: in developed countries, 25% to 50% of the population is obese. Means that four people one or two are not only overweight, but in a state in which excess weight can be really harmful to themselves.

An easy way to differentiate an obese person from another is that only overweight is from your body mass index (BMI) - people who have a BMI over 30 are considered obese. If your BMI is above 40, the situation becomes more critical, and it is said that the person is in a state of morbid obesity.

However, despite the many risks that obesity poses to our health (and hence be known as evil millennium), is a problem that has treatment. Of diets and exercise to medicines and surgeries, there are several ways to treat obesity - however, less intrusive and more is certainly recommended dietary reeducation plus the physical exercise.

And you can prevent yourself from developing such evil if you have a very active life, including here not only physical exercise in gyms, but also sports and performing hiking, or to chat with friends, either to reach the workplace. In addition, eating more healthily, looking for low-calorie meals and low-fat or sugar, has a very positive impact in maintaining your health.

Obesity can be evil millennium, but it is "an evil that possesses healing." If properly take care of our food and feed our children, we can prevent this problem also invade our homes! And what is your position on childhood obesity, a particular case of obesity that has startled and very authorities?